Collaborative effort on creating decent art
The recent discussion on cooperation between programmers and artists combined with the actual lack of showcase artwork around BYOND got me to wonder if there would be some trustworthy aspiring artists who would like to be founded with software to help them create amazing art.
Considering the new isometric support for BYOND, a utility like World Creator 2.5 would seem rather promising.
The cost of £39.99 might deter one person alone, but what if four programmers combined monetary resources and funded an artist to create such beautiful graphics ?
Do you think an idea like this could work out?
Would you be an artist to look out for such an opportunity, or would you be a programmer in dire need of art work?
I'd be glad to hear your opinion!
Considering the new isometric support for BYOND, a utility like World Creator 2.5 would seem rather promising.
The cost of £39.99 might deter one person alone, but what if four programmers combined monetary resources and funded an artist to create such beautiful graphics ?
Do you think an idea like this could work out?
Would you be an artist to look out for such an opportunity, or would you be a programmer in dire need of art work?
I'd be glad to hear your opinion!
Posted by Schnitzelnagler on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 09:21AM
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#3 Schnitzelnagler:
Tsfreaks wrote:
> How does that 1 produce enough artwork?
> 1 -> 4
The idea is that when you get a (semi) professional tool which comes with a vast number of textures, creating standard tiles like a wall should be speed up to clicking a few buttons and still yield good looking isometric results.
I confess that you got a point though.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:31PM
#2 Tsfreaks:
I agree that we need to do something about the artist situation but I don't see the gain here.
4 -> 1
How does that 1 produce enough artwork?
1 -> 4
If the 4 devs were on a team, it makes perfect sense. Your just investing in your artist.
If there was some way to "loan" the license, that would be ideal. :)
I think there are opportunities for investing in artists who have the proper motivation to invest back in you.
ts
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:27PM
#1 Sariat:
Sounds plausible, I personally wouldn't be interested becuase I would have to see how BYOND handles (control/gameplay wise) isometric, so I'm still not sold on it just yet.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 09:49AM